The reason behind his return?
Needless to say, major awkwardness ensues.
Here are the top five loft-iest moments from Sam, Again.

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Its the most progressive school in Los Angeles, Jess says.
Its basically heaven, if heaven were populated by kids who look like tiny members of Arcade Fire.
Weve all been there (because who wants to get sick?
The women I work with hate weakness, Schmidt says.
You show up sick, you might as well be dead.
As an example, theres a cut to Schmidt and his colleagues in an elevator.
He tries to hold in a sneeze, and succeeds.
Son of a b-, the boss responds.
Unkind words from Schmidt about his outfit choices dont help…
I dont want to overthink it, Winston says of what to wear.
Best of all, he completely kills it on the date.
Hes witty, and the chemistry is on fire.
Its either a puppet show for kids or North Korean propaganda, Nick describes to Cece earlier on.
Feeling completely fine, Winston couldnt stand to be around the program.
All these puppets do is sing about how theyre friends, he complains.
Im starting to not believe them.
He does, however, come around.
I cant believe it just took a high fever for me to like this show.